My ex-fiance Jimmy wrote: > Deb, as an average skier who ski's about once a year, I'll tell you > DEFINITELY DON'T TAKE A WALKMAN!!!! It's extremely dangerous. You have so > many people that are coming up from behind that will say "to your left" or > "to your right". It's like driving with a Walkman. Enjoy the sounds of > nature (and approaching skiers behind you). > When you get back to your cabin or lodge........light a fire, drink some > wine, and listen to anything by Joni (then make passionate love) :~)
Another piece of important advice: When you're putting your skis on for the very first time, make sure you're standing on a flat area of snow. On no account put them on if you're standing on a slope, especially if you're facing UP the hill. It can be VERY embarassing - not that I know from person experience, or anything..... I've been in snow twice in my entire life (the second earlier this year, in fact), and only once have I attempted skiing - on my first encounter with the white cold stuff on a University hostel trip many years ago. It was fun, but to be perfectly honest, I had a lot more fun once my friend and I had put our skis to one side. We made a snowman, pelted little kids with snowballs (and got more than our fair share back) and had a lovely hot chocolate while watching other people make fools of themselves! Hell ___________________________________ "To have great poets, there must be great audiences too." - Walt Whitman Hell's Home Page - NEW & IMPROVED! http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hell/index.html
